Ballot returns in Clark County have far exceeded what elections officials expected earlier this week.

As of Wednesday, county voters have returned 148,269 ballots, and ballots mailed before the end of voting are still arriving at the elections office.

That puts participation at 67.5 percent. At the close of voting, Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey said he was expecting turnout around 62 percent.

The office reported 32,600 ballots were returned to drop sites or the elections office on Election Day. The office released preliminary results Tuesday night from the 104,984 ballots that arrived before Election Day.